The Southwest Corridor Park, known by many as a peaceful escape running through the center of bustling Boston from Jamaica Plan and Roxbury to the South End and Back Bay, was recently chosen as the “Best Secret Garden” by Boston…
Month: August 2020
Solicitudes de votar por correo llegarán pronto
Donald Trump amenazó con demandar a los estados que permitan la votación por correo en las elecciones presidenciales, alegando que conducirá a un fraude electoral generalizado. Sin embargo, Boston continuará enviando solicitudes de voto por correo a los residentes. En…
Mail-in ballots for upcoming elections are on their way
Despite President Donald Trump voting by mail during elections in 2017, 2018 and 2020, POTUS has spent the past week threatening to sue state’s that will allow mail-in voting for this upcoming Presidential Election–falsely claiming it will lead to widespread…
Hill Happenings
Members of the Mission Hill Post 327 gathered at Siros Restaurant on Marina Bay, Quincy, last month for a meeting and somewhat of a reunion since the onset of COVID-19. We welcomed three new members, Lt. Col. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse; our first…
Families, students have big decision to make on school in coming weeks
Families with children in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) will be facing a major decision in the coming days and weeks regarding whether they want to choose to participate in a hybrid, in-person learning model for the fall, or to…
Baker announces #MaskUpMA campaign, new funding
Governor Charlie Baker on July 1 announced the launch of a new campaign, #MaskUpMA, in an effort to remind residents that face coverings are required in public. Baker said that the campaign consists of testimonials on social media, “an updated…
Exam School Admissions group will work to figure out this fall’s testing
Boston Public Schools (BPS) Supt. Brenda Cassellius announced last weekend the membership of a new Exam School Admissions Criteria Working Group. The Boston School Committee discussed the appointment of the group at the July 22 meeting to make recommendations regarding…
Mayor, colleges give update on reopening college campuses
Mission Hill and its residents are neighbors to some of the more well known colleges and universities in Boston. With higher education institutions like Wentworth Institute of Technology, North Eastern University as well as Emmanuel College and Simmons University nearby,…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker, Special to the Gazette With all the heat advisories and humidity, it sure feels like this has been a record July for hot weather here in Boston. One of the upsides has been a month full of…
Mission Hill resident runs two-man marathon to fight racial justice
For several years, Daven Rajesh, a Mission Hill resident and student at Northeastern University, could be found out on the river or on the basketball court. But last month, he and his good friend Wes Gordon laced up their running…